Historical figures in Niagara Falls
The atlas holds 6 people and 7 moments here, from 1842 to 1952. The most recorded lives are Charles Dickens, Sigmund Freud and Marie Curie. Among them Writers, Scientists and Educators, across the Cold War and the Interwar Period.
Notable people
Charles Dickens
from 1842 to 1868
2 moments here
English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…
Sigmund Freud
in 1909
1 moment here
Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…
Marie Curie
in 1921
1 moment here
Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…
Marilyn Monroe
in 1952
1 moment here
American actress and model born Norma Jeane Mortenson. This chronology maps verified places where Monroe lived, worked, traveled, performed, filmed,…
Jules Verne
in 1867
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…
Helen Keller
in 1893
1 moment here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Moments
- 1842 Stays at Niagara Falls Charles Dickens
- 1867 Visit to Niagara Falls Jules Verne
- 1868 Revisits Niagara Falls Charles Dickens
- 1893 Niagara Falls visit Helen Keller
- 1909 Visits Niagara Falls Sigmund Freud
- 1921 Sees Niagara Falls Marie Curie
- 1952 Filmed Niagara at Niagara Falls Marilyn Monroe